MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico state oil monopoly Pemex said on Tuesday six workers were injured in an accident at its second-biggest refinery, Miguel Hidalgo, but added output was not affected. The refinery, located in the central state of Hidalgo, has a capacity of 325,000 barrels per day. Pemex gave no details on the accident, but a spokesman stressed there was no fire. (Reporting by David Alire Garcia and Ana Isabel Martinez; Editing by Simon Gardner)

He won an Academy Award, directed a blockbuster hit and worked under George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. But to casual movie fans, Joe Johnston might as well be any other Joe. "I've always said that fame is fleeting, but anonymity can last a lifetime," says Johnston, whose man-and-a-horse tale "Hidalgo" opens Friday. With a resume that includes the $181 million-grossing "Jurassic Park III" (2001), Johnston, 53, is one of Hollywood's most respected action-adventure directors.

Adalberto Saenz and two other men were charged in the brutal 1984 rape, kidnapping and near-fatal stabbing of a Chicago woman lured from a tavern. All three signed confessions describing how they gang-raped her and then sliced her body with broken bottles before passing headlights caused them to flee. But while one of the three was convicted, Saenz and the other co-defendant posted bail of only $7,500 apiece, and vanished. After several years when he was apparently in Mexico, Saenz resurfaced in McAllen,...

"Hidalgo" is named after a horse. Its human star, Viggo Mortensen, likes horses a lot. Its originator and screenwriter, John Fusco, loves them so much that he owns a breeding herd of 22 Spanish mustangs. And the film's director, Joe Johnston, cheerfully admits that he's not much of a horse person. No reason to doubt any of that. As for the rest of this admittedly fictionalized but supposedly based-on-a-true-story epic, it's all open to question. Set in 1890, the film tells the...

Actress Kim Hidalgo lives in a three-bedroom, two-bath modern home in Burbank, Calif. Yes, it puts her close to the studios and near Los Angles film locations for her coming film, "Ball Don't Lie," with Ludacris. But the thing she likes best? "Burbank is more of a quiet neighborhood just outside the hustle and bustle of Hollywood," she said. "I am also right next to a park where I can just sit in the California sunshine and read." Hidalgo shares her home with two guy friends she met at the...

Aurora police still have no suspects in a gang-related shooting but continue to investigate leads in the death of an 18-year-old man in his home Monday. An autopsy Tuesday by the Kane County coroner's office showed that Marco A. Hidalgo died of multiple gunshot wounds. Toxicology tests are pending. Hidalgo, a 2005 graduate of East Aurora High School, was living in the 900 block of Church Road, Aurora, that neighbors said also was inhabited by several men in their late teens and early...

Seventeen-year-old Yali Derman didn't let cancer get in the way of her dream to design a handbag. But not just any handbag. A Kate Spade handbag. The Highland Park teenager, who was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 4 1/2 years old and again at 9, is in remission. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois helped Derman partner with Kate Spade on the stylish, black Yali Carry On Bag, which features a red bandanna-like lining to symbolize the head cover many cancer patients wear due to hair...

Aurora police still have no suspects in a gang-related shooting but continue to investigate leads in the death of an 18-year-old man in his home Monday. An autopsy Tuesday by the Kane County coroner's office showed that Marco A. Hidalgo died of multiple gunshot wounds. Toxicology tests are pending. Hidalgo, a 2005 graduate of East Aurora High School, was living in the 900 block of Church Road, Aurora, that neighbors said also was inhabited by several men in their late teens and early...

Here are the best-selling movies of the week. Estimated ticket sales are in millions of dollars, for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters. %% MOVIE TICKET SALES "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" $30.7 million "The Ladykillers" $13 million "The Passion of the Christ" $12.5 million "Dawn of the Dead" $10.3 million "Jersey Girl" $8.3 million "Taking Lives" $6.5 million "Starsky & Hutch" $6.3 million "Hidalgo" $5.43...

Aurora police are seeking the killers of a man who was shot in his bedroom early Monday in what investigators suggested was a gang-related incident. Marco A. Hidalgo, 18, a 2005 graduate of East Aurora High School, was shot several times about 2 a.m. by one or more assailants on the 900 block of Church Road, police said. His body was found by police in a rear bedroom of the yellow ranch home, where neighbors say many young men came and went. Hidalgo was pronounced dead at the scene by...

The Anaheim Angels rounded out their starting outfield Friday, agreeing to a $14 million, two-year contract with center fielder Steve Finley. By adding Finley, the Angels can move Garret Anderson to left field, where he played in 2002 when the team won the World Series. The signing takes the Angels out of the Carlos Beltran sweepstakes. But with Finley, Anderson and AL MVP Vladimir Guerrero, they possess one of baseball's best outfields. Finley was a key factor in the Dodgers'...

Aurora police are seeking the killers of a man who was shot in his bedroom early Monday in what investigators suggested was a gang-related incident. Marco A. Hidalgo, 18, a 2005 graduate of East Aurora High School, was shot several times about 2 a.m. by one or more assailants on the 900 block of Church Road, police said. His body was found by police in a rear bedroom of the yellow ranch home, where neighbors say many young men came and went. Hidalgo was pronounced dead at the scene by...

Adalberto Saenz and two other men were charged in the brutal 1984 rape, kidnapping and near-fatal stabbing of a Chicago woman lured from a tavern. All three signed confessions describing how they gang-raped her and then sliced her body with broken bottles before passing headlights caused them to flee. But while one of the three was convicted, Saenz and the other co-defendant posted bail of only $7,500 apiece, and vanished. After several years when he was apparently in Mexico, Saenz resurfaced in McAllen,...

Hoping to help their sagging offense, the New York Mets acquired right fielder Richard Hidalgo from the Houston Astros on Thursday for right-handers David Weathers and Jeremy Griffiths. Hidalgo recently lost his starting job to Jason Lane, and soon after went to general manager Gerry Hunsicker and asked to be traded. "We're pleased to have him," Mets manager Art Howe said. "I know what he can do. He's a run-producer, an outstanding right fielder. "He hasn't played on a...

Seventeen-year-old Yali Derman didn't let cancer get in the way of her dream to design a handbag. But not just any handbag. A Kate Spade handbag. The Highland Park teenager, who was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 4 1/2 years old and again at 9, is in remission. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois helped Derman partner with Kate Spade on the stylish, black Yali Carry On Bag, which features a red bandanna-like lining to symbolize the head cover many cancer patients wear due to hair...